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Gastrointestinal System

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ESOPHAGUS To view tracheoesophageal fistulas, the esophagus should be left attached to the mediastinal organs. Open the esophagus along its posterior wall and open the trachea anteriorly. Strictures are best displayed on fixed specimens.

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  1. Pediatrics and Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of South Florida School of Medicine, Tampa, Florida

    Enid Gilbert-Barness AO, MBBS, MD, FRCPA, FRCPath, DSci(hc), MD(hc) (Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine) (Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine)

  2. Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL

    Enid Gilbert-Barness AO, MBBS, MD, FRCPA, FRCPath, DSci(hc), MD(hc) (Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine) & Diane E. Debich-Spicer BS (Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine) & 

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(2005). Gastrointestinal System. In: Gilbert-Barness, E., Debich-Spicer, D.E. (eds) Handbook of Pediatric Autopsy Pathology. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-673-8:271

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